When and where was Don Carlos Buell born?
Don Carlos Buell was born on the 23rd of March 1818 in Lowell, Ohio. He entered a world where his father died when he was eight years old.
Don Carlos Buell was born on the 23rd of March 1818 in Lowell, Ohio. He entered a world where his father died when he was eight years old.
Don Carlos Buell arrived with the Army of Ohio on April 7 to help repulse Confederates after their surprise attack on Grant's army at Pittsburg Landing. Although junior in rank, Buell insisted he acted independently and refused orders from Grant while proving slow and hesitant to commit himself.
On October 24, Buell was relieved from command of the Army of the Ohio because he declined to pursue Bragg's army and failed to counterattack at Perryville. A military committee investigated his conduct but came to no conclusions before he resigned from the army on June 1.
By 1898 Don Carlos Buell was an invalid and died on November 19. He was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.